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What do you like best about RescueTime?

Its the best app which helps me to set goals and also in time tracking. It has the feature of automatic time tracking which helps us to understand the hours we worked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

I didnt have much to share about the dislike, as it has been a great platform where i can have an amazing summary of time and work on weekly basis which ensures i have a great work life balance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

This app makes sure to give accurate summary of the work and time we involved which makes us to be aware of the work and time we incur for each work and also helps us to grow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RescueTime Overview

What is RescueTime?

RescueTime provides automatic time-tracking and distraction management tools to millions of people around the world. With 14 years of experience, RescueTime is a leader in habit-building software. For more information, visit www.rescuetime.com

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Product Description

RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive.


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Year Founded
2008
HQ Location
Seattle, WA
Twitter
@rescuetime
9,297 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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10 employees on LinkedIn®

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Jaime F.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Boost my productivity and time management"
RescueTime runs in the background and automatically records the time I spend on numerous apps and websites, giving me a clear view of my daily beha...
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Productivity without assumptions for better time management. RescueTime"
It can silently and non–intrusively map everything I do on a daytoday basis, whether I'm checking emails, preparing content for my classes or doing...
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Ben M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Keep yourself on track"
Discrete tool that runs on your machine, monitoring your production during working hours. Set your productive tasks and goals and see how you do in...
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RescueTime Media

RescueTime Demo - The Assistant
The RescueTime Assistant is your digital wellness coach, accessible on your desktop's menubar, taskbar, or system tray.
RescueTime Demo - Start a Focus Session
Focus on your core work while in a Focus Session.
RescueTime Demo - Blocking during a Focus Session
During a Focus Session RescueTime will block all distracting websites and desktop apps to help you complete your work more efficiently and effectively.
RescueTime Demo - Your Overview
RescueTime automatically keeps track as you work on your computer. Each overview section provides you with a progress report of how you're spending your time.
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JF
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

RescueTime runs in the background and automatically records the time I spend on numerous apps and websites, giving me a clear view of my daily behaviors. This helped me focus on what mattered and avoid distractions. The ability to create alarms when I spend too much time in non-productive activities has been a good reminder to stay focused. When I have multiple projects and tight deadlines, the Focus Time option helps me avoid distractions and focus on my vital work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

I was uncomfortable with a program that recorded everything I did on my computer. It took me a while to adjust to this amount of tracking, although I know I have the confidence that only I have access to the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

RescueTime has been a great tool in our company, where creativity and efficiency must coexist. We find common distractions and ways to reduce them by sharing time reports with my team. For example, we have observed that meetings without a defined topic are long, so we have developed rules to make them shorter and more focused. I found that I often checked my email while studying my data, which disrupted my workflow. I increased my productivity and could spend more time on high priority activities by reviewing emails in pre-determined time chunks. Although it may seem useless at first, this tool is actually very valuable and beneficial for you and your team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about RescueTime?

It can silently and non–intrusively map everything I do on a daytoday basis, whether I'm checking emails, preparing content for my classes or doing academic reading. At the end of each day I receive a detailed report on my productivity; RescueTime also sends me a breakdown each weekend in my e–mail that shows my time use patterns and a visual summary with easy to interpret graphs and data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

RescueTime shines in data collection and presentation but sorting and organizing activities within the application, especially when it comes to setting up my own labels, can take some time at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

RescueTime has allowed me to recognize which activities I shouldn't spend as much effort on; by clearly visualizing my usage trends I can prioritize the most important activities and avoid falling into unproductive habits. The detailed productivity reports are easy to understand and visualize allowing me to make weekly adjustments to my schedule. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about RescueTime?

Rescue time has evolved a lot over the years. Along the way, their support and focus on making my workday more efficient have been consistent and outstanding. Lately, my favorite features are -

* New hosted Guided Focus Sessions

* Quick friendly Support

* Ease of use

* Helps block distractions on my laptop and mobile Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

There is not a lot that I disclike about Rescue Time. That said, some areas for improvement could be -

* Better analytics (the previous platform had more analytics which was better and more interesting but was sacrificed for more flexibility and self-accountability. So really, not all that bad.

* Would like to see better integration between the mobile app and the Windows app, for example, focus times could force the same Android actions automagically. May be a bit much to ask and probably violates 3,001 security protocals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rescue Time serves to help me focus on the things that are important. A bit self-learning and a lot taught by my habits, Rescue Time offers a myriad of ways to focus my efforts by blocking distractions, reminding me to get it done, and see how I'm doing with all of that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jamruddin S.
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

I am a computer and mobile lover and use this device for 2 or 3 three hours of continuous use but with the help of Rescue Time I can track my time in every app and that also category what type of software I am using and set a target for a week. Every weekend I get a proper mail regarding how I utilized my time in the previous week and give tips for the next week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

I think if you need to track all your device then please install your software on all your device other wise they don't give proper reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me see how much time I spend in the app and software with proper categories that help me to increase my productivity. Much easier to see my weekly progress.

How many times do I spend on which device is best think for me. I easily track my usage and try to overcome unwanted apps or software usage with help of the this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pedro U.
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

Years ago, in my search to improve my productivity, I came across RescueTime. At first, I just had to classify my activities and the sites I visited, and when I received my first monthly report, I loved discovering how I used my time. That's why, for me, the most valuable aspect of RescueTime is its reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

The interface has some aspects for improvement and it would also be great to have multiple languages available since the tool is only in English, and although it's not my case, many users will miss having the Spanish language available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping track of the time spent on activities, applications, and websites used on both a computer and other mobile devices, allowing for monitoring of the time used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JC M.
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

I've been using Rescuetime for ten years now, and it has been an essential tool for tracking my productivity. The software itself doesn't really ask much from the user (save for the occasional maintenance of "uncategorized" apps and websites - especially if you're in the technology field). Otherwise, the reports have been satisfactory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

There haven't been much substantial product updates in the past few years, maybe by design. But I'd love to see more reports and faster loading times for longer time horizons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have to track how much time I spend at work and the apps that I use. This data has been instrumental in justifying past and upcoming SaaS investments for us. Productivity tracking is also a given and setting limits around distracting activity has been helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about RescueTime?

I have been using rescue time for more than six years, and it is a good companion for me to keep track of me. It has iPhone and Mac applications; installing them will give you an accurate picture of your time-spending habits. It tracks and categorises your browsing history and application usage time. You can observe your products and practices through the dashboard. It also has a focus session, which blocks distractive websites for some time.

Zapier integrations with RescueTime can do a lot of things too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

It collects all the data and sends storage to its server. I often worry about the data privacy issues with this software, Have to evaluate the tradeoff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps you track and monitor how you spent time on laptop and mobile phones Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Manager - Design Electronics
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

Time tracker with specific data on the usage of where time went. This helps in staying productive and goal bound. It initially helped in correcting by identifying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

It used to run out of self ruining menu and had to be initiated. Sometimes the data would show no data recorded then you need to check as to what went wrong to fix this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rescuetime is more of time management tool. It shows passively where you are losing time. Like browsing web passively. This can then be used to take corrective actions in improving time quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about RescueTime?

It gives us the exact data of time where is it all spend and was is on work , entertainment or Social. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

The user interface when i used at the time was old school and was not that good, but I believe they have updated the app and improved the ui. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

The feature which gave me the time spend on all the app and respective sector of the app. on each of our organization system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keri F.
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What do you like best about RescueTime?

I liked how it tracks what apps or websites you are on. Even Emails Help's you to keep focused Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

Sometimes it will log you off the site and there is no work recorded Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rescue Time helped our team keep on task. It showed them if they were focusing on emails to long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.